Girl, 17, charged over criminal damage in Tamworth
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A 17-year-old girl has been charged following an incident of criminal damage in Tamworth on Tuesday (11 January).
Police were called at 9.27am to George Street in Tamworth following reports of a female on a roof.
Officers attended along with Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and ambulance crews.
A cordon was put in place along George Street and Market Street before the female was brought down to safety.
The girl, from the Tamworth area, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was subsequently arrested and later charged with two counts of criminal damage and five counts of assault of an emergency worker.
She was remanded in custody ahead of a court appearance due at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Thursday (13 January).